Upon the occasion of the Governing Board meeting of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA –
International Association of Lawyers), convened in New York, NY, USA, on June 30, the undersigned
signatories noted with grave concern the recently imposed United States policy, as implemented by
President Donald J. Trump, ordering the inhumane separation of immigrant children from their parents
at the United States borders. While we note that the Executive Order recently issued by President
Trump revoked the policy for future child detainees, the Executive Order did not address a plan with
respect to the more than 2,300 children who have already been separated in the wake of the
implementation of President Trump’s stated “zero tolerance” policy.
Therefore, we welcome and support the decision issued on June 26 by the Hon. Dana
M. Sabraw, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, who ordered that all children
affected by President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy be reunited with parents within 30
days, 14 days if the children are younger than 5 years. We also strongly support Judge Sabraw’s order
that, within 10 days, federal authorities must allow parents to telephone their children, if they have
not already been in contact with them.
It is undeniable that children who have been forcibly separated from parents in the present
circumstances face detrimental harm, likely for life, to their well-being and health, and we are deeply
disturbed by the innumerable reports of detained and separated children who are crying
uncontrollably, unable to sleep, and suffering from panic attacks. While we recognize that these are
challenging issues, every day that passes means another day that these children are suffering
unspeakable harm to their health.
We urge President Trump immediately to implement the court order and work ceaselessly to ensure
communication between detained children and parents and to reunite the detained children with
their parents.
We will continue to closely monitor implementation of the order and resolution of this inhumane
situation.
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